The public learns wet-on-wet painting technique at the Center for Creativity

On March 6, “I Can’t Paint a Landscape” workshop attracted lovers of art to the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity. Maddy Witt, an instructor at Gilcrease Museum, gave a step-by-step lesson on how to paint a landscape with watercolors. First, the workshop participants drew a tree, defined the background, and foreground. Then the…

Labor Secretary Walsh visits Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh was in Tulsa to tour the historic Greenwood district on Feb. 9. Area college students were invited to meet with Sec. Walsh during his visit. Those students were from Tulsa Community College and its media group, TCC Connection; TCC African American Student Association (AASA), Oklahoma State University, and Tulsa…

Preserving Culture: Native American Student Alliance Hosts Beading Workshop

On Nov 1, Pam Alec, Accounting Clerk at the bursar, hosted a workshop on the indigenous practice of beadings. She was invited b the Native American Student Alliance (NASA). NASA sponsors periodically programming for students and the community.  NASA is the college organization representing and serving as an advocate for the Native American students at…

 International Day of Peace celebrated with music and poetry

From Northeast to Southeast, Metro to West, students and faculty gathered from all corners of town to observe International Day of Peace at the Southeast campus on Sept. 22. The International Day of Peace was designated by the United Nations to promote peace, non-violence, and ceasefires and is observed annually on or around Sept. 21….

Route 66 Christmas Chute gives reasons to look upward and brings holiday cheer

Do you need something to do over the winter break? Do you still need to buy holiday gifts? Do you want something fun to do with family members while they are visiting? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, consider stopping by the Route 66 Christmas Chute in downtown Sapulpa. When you…

The Tulsa Really Really Free Market imagines a world without money

Editor’s note: Adrian, a co-organizer of Tulsa Really Really Free Market, requested that their last name be omitted from the article. As the Tulsa Really Really Free Market (TRRFM) began on Dec. 17, Rags Ragland, one of the organizers for the event, gave out star stickers “for being good” for giving items away or shopping…

Review: An Affair of the Heart provides an opportunity to find something to love 

Last weekend, Tulsa craft lovers and holiday shoppers alike bundled up and made their way to An Affair of the Heart, a semiannual event that is known as “the largest arts, crafts, and boutique show in Oklahoma.”   The event was, overall, more subdued than the Tulsa State Fair. Upon entering the SageNet Center building at…